Sous Chef

Ready to Elevate Your Culinary Career? Lead the Kitchen. Grow Your Skills. Build Your Future.

Grotto is looking for a passionate, driven Sous Chef to join our culinary leadership team and help bring exceptional Italian-inspired cuisine and memorable hospitality to every guest. If you’re an experienced culinary professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys developing people, and is ready to take the next step in your career, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. As Sous Chef, you’ll play a key role in leading daily kitchen operations, coaching and developing culinary team members, maintaining exceptional standards for food quality and consistency, and supporting the overall success of the restaurant. We’re looking for a hands-on leader who leads by example, takes pride in culinary excellence, and understands the importance of building a strong, collaborative kitchen culture. This is more than your next culinary position—it’s an opportunity to sharpen your leadership skills, expand your culinary experience, and position yourself for future growth within a dynamic hospitality organization.

Bring your talent. Lead with purpose. Elevate every plate. Grow your culinary career with Grotto.

Benefits:

• Extensive and well-rounded training program
• Continued career development and growth opportunities
• Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
• Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
• Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
• Paid time off
• Monthly discretionary bonus potential

• Ensures excellence in guest satisfaction through commitment to a "Do Whatever It Takes Attitude" and a hands-on, lead by example management style
• Assist the Executive Chef in the management of all back of house staff in a high-volume kitchen, including ongoing training, development, and follow up
• Achieve or exceed budgeted labor and other cost centers through proper planning and execution
• Assist in overseeing weekly and monthly inventories, and ordering of food and supplies
• Maintain sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering to all OSHA regulations

• At least 2 years of Culinary Management experience in a full-service, high-volume dining establishment
• Strong knowledge and attention to detail on back of the house operations including staff supervision, inventory controls and food/labor cost, and product quality
• Strong communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
• Stable and progressive work history; Strong work ethic
• Graduate of an accredited culinary program is a plus

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